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Rwandan genocide hunter Dafroza Gauthier dies after long battle for justice

First reported 4 Oct, 09:40 UTCUpdated 2h ago2 sources

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Dafroza Gauthier, who spent spent decades tracking down Rwandans in France accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide, has died from cancer at the age of 72. By filing a string of civil lawsuits against suspected fugitives, she and her husband Alain pushed the French legal system to hold them to account.

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Rwandan genocide hunter Dafroza Gauthier dies after long battle for justice

Dafroza Gauthier, who spent spent decades tracking down Rwandans in France accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide, has died from cancer at the age of 72. By filing a string of civil lawsuits against suspected fugitives, she and her husband Alain pushed the French legal system to hold them to account.

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  1. RFICenterFRHigh factuality
    Rwandan genocide hunter Dafroza Gauthier dies after long battle for justice (opens RFI in a new tab)

    Dafroza Gauthier, who spent spent decades tracking down Rwandans in France accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide, has died from cancer at the age of 72. By filing a string of civil lawsuits against suspected fugitives, she and her husband Alain pushed the French legal system to hold them to account.

  2. France 24CenterFRHigh factuality
    Rwandan genocide suspect 'hunter' Dafroza Gauthier dies at 72 (opens France 24 in a new tab)

    For nearly 30 years, Dafroza Gauthier, along with her husband Alain, tracked down Rwandan refugees in France suspected of having participated in the Tutsi genocide. She died in Reims on Saturday after dedicating her life to bringing to justice those allegedly responsible for the 1994 massacre of more than 800,000…

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